Sentences with phrase «direct financial ties»
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As a result, bilateral ties between the two countries have become highly personalized with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping directing government commissions, sitting officials, and heads of state corporations to develop financial and trade deals — most of which are large - scale, top - down investments of Chinese money into key sectors of the Russian economy.
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The plan will tie federal financial aid to college performance based a new rating system: President Obama is directing the Department of Education to develop and publish a new college ratings system that would....
Rather, it is the U.S. Congress that sets the interest rates on the Direct Loans from the United States Department of Education via legislation that actually ties the interest rate to financial markets.
BTW - I have no direct or indirect ties to any energy industry and no financial stake in this debate.